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IRAQ

Scientists worried by riot control ray gun Scientists are questioning the safety of a Star Wars-style riot control ray gun due to be deployed in Iraq next year. Beyond Treason As ailing Gulf War Heroes from all 27 coalition countries slowly die of “unknown causes,” they wait for answers from their respective governments… but no satisfying or even credible answers have come forth from the military establishment.  Iraqi forces 'unprepared' to fight rebelsIraqi forces 'unprepared' to fight rebels Nearly two-thirds of the new Iraqi army units are only "partially capable" of fighting rebels - and only then with US help, while up to half of Iraq's new police forces cannot carry out their duties, according to a Pentagon assessment reported in the New York Times . Baghdad hit by fresh bomb attacks At least eight Iraqis have died in a series of attacks by Iraqi insurgents in and around Baghdad. Recent News: Insurgents Kill 8 in Attacks Across Iraq

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SUPREME COURT

'Eating a Single French Fry in a Metrorail Station' In a zero tolerance case, [Roberts] upheld the arrest and booking of a 12-year-old girl for eating a French fry on the Washington, D.C., subway system, where consuming food is prohibited by law. President Picks Fellow Torture Architect, Long-Time Bush Crime Family Operative for Supreme Court "Roberts was also part of a three-judge panel that handed Bush an important victory last Friday when it ruled that the military tribunals of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could proceed." Recent News: Bush chooses John Roberts Jr. for Supreme Court

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NEW WORLD ORDER

Bush to push CAFTA in speech to Organization of American States WHITE HOUSE President Bush will be trying to drum up support for the Central American Free Trade Agreement today when he addresses the Organization of American States in Washington. Recent News: 15th World Conference on Disaster Management. UN "peacekeepers" in Haiti accused of massacre Eyewitnesses Describe Massacre by UN Troops in Haitian Slum

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BIG BROTHER

Missouri issues ID numbers to pupils Missouri is assigning a 10-digit identification number to its public school students, from the 34 in tiny Wyaconda, Mo., to the more than 37,000 students in the St. Louis Public Schools. The ID numbers will allow educators to track students from preschool through high school. Recent News: Big Brother Coming to Ottawa Taxis A new Big Brother? Union calls for European ban on staff-tracking RFID Hi-tech trolley set to change shopping experience

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THE FALL OF KARL ROVE

Release: Cheney leaked classified information, too, group says "Mr. Cheney's reference to classified information and Mr. Rove’s confirmation of Ms. Plame’s identity, accompanied by the ensuing silence from the White House, shows a distinct pattern: leaking classified information that the administration deems beneficial Recent News: Bush: Aides Who 'Committed a Crime' Will Be Fired Bush seems to change criterion for possible dismissal in CIA leak

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Punishing Pain As he took more pills, Mr. Paey came under surveillance by police officers who had been monitoring the prescriptions. Although they found no evidence that he'd sold any of the drugs, they raided his home and arrested him. ISPs Versus the Zombies Internet service providers face mounting pressure to keep their networks free of pests--not only for the benefit of their customers, but also for the good of the Internet in general. Recent News: Warning Labels On Soda? Hurricane Emily Lashes Yucatan Peninsula

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SECOND AMENDMENT

60 minutes demonizes .50 caliber guns "But you wouldn’t have been able to buy guns for the Kosovo Liberation Army if the gun laws in this country were stricter," says Bradley. Recent News: State leads way with gun crackdown California firearm bill seen as a de facto ban on ammo

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WORLD NEWS

China Severs Its Currency's Link to Dollar China dropped its politically volatile policy of linking its currency to the U.S. dollar on Thursday, adopting a more flexible system based on a basket of foreign currencies that could push up the price of Chinese exports to the United States and Europe. Police shot dead in Mexican city Two police officers have been shot dead in a northern Mexican border city which is the focus of a major crackdown on drug trafficking. Police seize Bush grenade suspect A $80,000 reward was offered for information about the suspect Police in Georgia have arrested a man suspected of throwing a grenade towards US President George Bush during a visit to the former Soviet republic in May. Recent News: Keeping Up the Fear: U.S. says militants planning attacks in Saudi Arabia 2 religious soldiers believed behind J'lem fake bomb German court frees 'top bin Laden aide'

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